Reinforced wall and lining structure for handbags having flat side walls of flexible material



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RFTNFORCED WALL AND LINING STRUCTURE FoR HANDBAGS HAVING FLAT sTDFwALLs oF FLEXIBLE MATERIAL Filed June 5, 1948 lill;

I N VEN TOR. li@ F /F f Wag/AV Patented May 30, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT' O FF'I C REINFORCED WALL AND EINING STRUC- 'EURE FOR HANDBAGS HAVING FLAT SIDE OF FLEXIBLE MATERIAL My present invention relates to handbags; and

more particularly to handbags of the type known as hat boxes.

It is an object of my present invention to provide light weight pieces of luggage which are sturdy in construction and which withstand tear and Wear duringuse.

With the above object in View, my present invention mainly consists of a handbag comprising in' combination acurved peripheral Wall having two` parallel curved edges, a spacing strip secured to the inner face of the outer' curved peripheral wall along one of the curved edges; an inner peripheralside wall having' substantially the shape of the outer peripheral sidewall and having also two parallel curved edges, the inner curved peripheral wall secured along one of its curved edges to the inner face offthe spacing strip so that the curved peripheral Walls` forniL along their other edges an open slot, a flexible covering projecting with one of its edges in said slot and securedn therein, the flexible covering bent` over the other edgeof the outer curved periph-eralwall so as to be superimposed upon the outer face of the outer curvedl peripheral- Walll and bent over the ii-rst mentioned curved edge of the.` outer curved peripheral-` wall" so, as to be superimposed with itsA free edgeportion uponitheinn'er face oi the inner peripheral wall, a exible side wall projecting also in' thel slot formed by the curvedlpe'- ripheral Wallsf andv securedl therein so as to cover thel opening' formed by" the other cur-vedi edge of the inner curved peripheral wall, and* a flat-lining member hav-ing a circumference corresponding substantiallyY toA the circumference of the flexible side wall and arranged within the han'dbagsuperimposed upon the ii'exible side Wall so as tolkeep the same permanently stretched and; in taut position.

The novel features which I consider as characteristic for my invention are set' forth in particular in the appended claims. The invention itself, however, both as to its construction and its method of operation, together with additional objects and advantages, thereof, will be best un,-

derstood from the. following, description. ot specific embodiments when' read in connection with. the accompanying drawingain which:

Fig. 1 is a section through a hatbcx according tomy.Y present invention, along line'` l--I of Fig. 2*; and

Fig.` 2A isf another section; through the hat box showninlilig; 1, along lineZ-Z of.: Fig. l.

The construction; of a preferred,- hat4 box ac.;

3 Claims. (Cl.` 190-50') 2= cording to my present invention is` best-explained by describing; itsA inode of. production:

First. a` dat, relatively stift band-shaped member is bent into cylindrical shape so as to form the outer peripheral Wall lil. The ends of this peripheral Wall are secured to each other in well known manner- Their,L a band-shaped covering sheet ILI` isy secured` at; l2" to a` lowerV edge; portion I3 of the outer peripheral Wall ID.

Thereafter, a spacer strip: |14 ,i is arranged within the outer peripheral Wall lili` near an, upper edge porti'orrL t5 thereof.

Then I prepare a sidewall` mounting unit by gluing aA cylindrical peripheral wall l5, atits bottom edge IIT, toacircular side-wall lil, as: clearly shown in Fig. l.

This unit is then inserted into the outer pe ripheralwalll Illand securediby` a row of` stitches I Q Vto this wallg, and; to the:bandshaped covering sheet i I before the latter is bent over an exterior surface of Wall lil.

Thereafter,theband-shaped covering sheet H is bent over-the upper edge portion l5 of the outer peripheralA wall It and an upper end portion 2li of, the inner peripheralfwall- |16, as clearly shown in Figure 1.

A slidev fastener strip 2| is then inserted into the opening formed by the upper edge portion 20 oi theinner peripheral-Wall IS- and secured tofthe same byf a row of stitches passing` not only throughthe;innerperipherala wall I5` and the slide fastener strip, but also,- throug-h the spacer strip I4 and the outer peripheral wall It, rmly- Securingallthesegparts to eachother.

It should. bestressed that inside of the` slide fastener strip, 2 i, I arrange a reinforcing. strip 22 as clearly explained in my copending patent application Serial No. 28,113, filed May 2G,` 1948, now Patent No. 2,492,655, dated December 27, 1949.

Between this reinforcing.. strip 22' and' the slide fastener strip 21", I insert' an upper erige of a textile lining 23",` then turn the lining so that' it covers the innerface of the reinforcingstrip and the inner peripheral `wall. lli-g and so that a free edgey portion 2@ of the liningines superimposcd uporrthe circular side wall it.

Before this lining Zill` is permanently secured along itsifreeedge portion 2.4 tothe' side wall. I'8, I' insert. in: thefspacei between the inner peripheral Wait l-- ande ther lining; 23 a circular stretching wire Z5; which; keeps the peripl'ieral` wallsl in proper position.

. It: leer-ident.. thatmeans have to be provided to keep the lining 23 in proper position and to keep the side wall I8 stretched. This result is obtained, in accordance with my present invention, by a flat sidewall lining unit composed of the wire loop 26 and the textile sheet 21 covering the opening formed by this wire loop and secured to the latter.

This sidewall lining unit has substantially the same dimensions as the opening formed at the circular edge Il of the inner peripheral wall I6 and, after assembly of the hat box body in the manner explained above, is forced thereinto so as to become superimposed upon the free edge portion 24 of lining 23 and upon the side wall I8. Thus, this fiat sidewall lining member keeps the lining 23 in proper position, pushes the peripheral walls apart, and keeps the side wall I8 taut.

It should be noted that this construction is not only extremely simple and light, but that both on the outer and inner faces of the hat box body only one single row of stitches is visible, namely those portions of the row of stitches I which appear on the outer face of the covering sheet II.

In order to cover adjacent non-connected edges 28 and 29 of the lining 23 and to cover also non-connected edges 3i! of the slide fastener strip 2l, I provide a cover member consisting of a rectangular piece of cardboard 32 covered with textile material 33 in such a manner as to form a free textile flap 34 at its bottom and another free textile flap 35 at its top.

Furthermore, this cover member includes a spring 35 bent as shown in Fig. 1. This spring 36 is inserted as shown behind the wire 25 keeping the cover member in proper position. The textile flap 34 is superimposed upon the side wall I8 and lproperly hidden by the lining unit composed of the `wire 26 and the textile sheet 2l.

I have described above only the main body of my hat box.

The hat box cover is constructed in a similar manner and will, therefore, not be described in detail. I wish only to mention that the hat box body and hat box cover are attached to each other in conventional manner by a textile covered strip of cardboard 3l secured by rivets to the peripheral Walls of both the body and the cover of the hat box.

Thereafter, the textile flap 35 is superimposed upon the side Wall forming part of the hat box cover and covered by a fiat lining member which is similar in construction to the lining member for the hat box body.

It will be understood that each of the elements described above, or two or more together, may also nd a useful application in other types of carrying cases, differing from the types described above.

While I have illustrated and described the invention as embodied in hat boxes, I do not intend to be limited to the details shown, since various modifications and structural changes, may be made without departing in any way from the scope of my invention.

Without further analysis, the foregoing will so fully reveal the gist of my invention that others can by applying current knowledge readily adapt it for various applications without omitting features that, from the standpoint of prior art, fairly constitute essential characteristics of the generic or specific aspects of this invention, and, therefore, such adaptations should 4 meaning and range of equivalence of the following claims.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a handbag, an outer curved peripheral wall having two parallel curved edges; a spacing strip secured to an inner face of said outer curved peripheral wall along one of said curved edges; an inner curved peripheral wall having substantially the shape of said outer peripheral wall and having also two parallel curved edges, said inner curved peripheral wall secured along one of its curved edges to an inner face of said spacing strip so that said curved peripheral walls form along their other edges an open slot; la flexible covering secured along one of its margins in said slot, said flexible covering extending over the other edge of said outer curved peripheral wall so as to be superimposed upon an outer` face of said outer curved peripheral wall and then extending over the first mentioned curved edge of said curved peripheral wall so as to be superimposed along its other margin upon an inner face of said inner peripheral wall; a flexible side wall secured along its perimeter in the slot formed by said curved peripheral walls and covering an opening formed by said other curved edge of said inner curved peripheral Wall; and a at lining member having a circumference corresponding substantially to the circumference of said opening and superimposed upon said flexible side wall.

2. In the handbag according to claim 1; a nexible peripheral lining member secured to the inner face of said inner peripheral wall along the first mentioned curved edge thereof, said peripheral lining extending into said handbag so as to cover said inner face of said inner peripheral wall, and said peripheral lining having a terminal portion disposed between said nexible side wall and said flat lining member.

3. In a handbag, an outer curved peripheral wall having two parallel curved edges; a spacing strip secured to an inner face of said outer curved peripheral wall along one of said curved edges; an inner curved peripheral wall having substantially the shape of said outer peripheral Wall and having also two parallel curved edges, said inner curved peripheral wall secured along one of its curved edges to an inner face of said spacing strip so that said curved peripheral walls form along their other edges an open slot; a flexible covering secured along one of its margins in said slot, said Yiiexible covering extending over the other edge of said outer curved peripheral wall so as to be superimposed upon an outer face of said outer curved peripheral wall and then extending over the first mentioned curved edge of said outer curved peripheral Wall so as to be superimposed along its other margin upon an inner face of said inner peripheral wall; a flexible side wall secured along the perimeter thereof in the slot formed by said curved peripheral walls and covering an opening formed by said other curved edge of said inner curved peripheral wall; a flexible peripheral lining member secured to the inner face of said inner peripheral Wall along the first mentioned curved edge thereof, said peripheral lining extending into said handbag so as to cover said inner face of said inner peripheral wall and said peripheral lining having a terminal portion; a fiat lining member consisting of a curved wire having substantially the form and dimensions of the circumference of said nexible side wall and a textile fabric stretched over and are intended to be comprehended within the ...7l the opening formed by said curved wire, the terminal portion of said peripheral lining being disposed between said flexible side wall and said flat lining member so that said curved Wire simultaneously holds said exible lining member coextensively superimposed upon said inner face of said inner curved peripheral Wall and also holds said flexible side wall permanently stretched and in taut position; yand. a curved stretching Wire having the dimensions corresponding substantially to the dimensions of said rst mentioned curved edge of said inner curved peripheral wall and arranged near said rst mentioned curved edge Within said inner curved peripheral wall between the latter and said fiexible lining member and permanently pressing outward against said inner curved peripheral wall to retain the latter and said outer curved peripheral wall in proper position.

ISAAC RUBIN.

REFERENCES CLTED The following references are of record in the le of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,624,897 Walinsky Apr. 12, 1927 1,751,936 Lowe Marh 25, 1930 2,472,859 Rubin June 14, 1949 

